Suspensory bandage.



PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

H. J. WORTZ. SUSPENSORY BANDAGE.

APPLICATION FILED 10110.26,

Witnebaeof @e? THE cams PEIERS cm, wAsnmcron, a cv tion of certain cordsof the device in partlyconnected condition. elevation of a modificationof certain cords employed.

elcll to be buckled togeth t employed the strap, the latter being benton itself and having a buttonhole side of the sac has a button F securedthereto, so that said strap nected with the sac by said button andbuttonhole, it being evident that by unbuttoning said strap the from thestrap, readily washed buckle. button F is the button F, the ob ect ofwhich will be hereinafter stated.

tachments, the same being formed of cords each in sections H J, thesection H being sei cured at one end to the lower portion of the sac inthe eye K therein, the other ends of said sections having loops Lthereon.

cords of the form of loops, which, providing resiliency to relieve thebandjof strain, are 'reevedgingthezloopslli after HENRY J. WORTZ, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. SUSPENSORY BANDAGE.

Application filed December 26,

Specification of Letters Patent.

1905. Seria1 N0.293,315-

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. Wonrz, a

citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulSuspensory Bandage, of which the followng is a specification.

My invention consists of a suspensory bandage of that class embodying asac and means for conveniently and reliably securing the same on thebody, while also of the disconnection of tain other parts for thepurpose of washing, cleansing, &o.

admitting the buckle and cer- Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofa suspensory bandage embodying my invention. view and partialperspective view of a detached portion.

Fig. 2 represents a partial top or plan Fig. 3 represents aneleva- Fig.4 represents an Similar letters of reference indicate correer, so as toretain body, the buckle 0 cm in position on the having its loop D fittedfreely on E, while the adjacent buckle may be slipped so that the lattermay be without interference of said On the side of the sac opposite tothe G G designate the perineal straps or legat- The sectlons J arecomposed of elastic sac and the bodythe manner of sli necting the sectident that said s so as to permit the sac to washed and so Extending fromthe sides of the sac and se same are the cords N in locating the bandagethe atassed under the crotch, the legs and again are passed throughlooped sections J and drawn taut, after which und the buttons F us beingcontrolled so and conveniently rem below, it being reve by the bands BB, The cords employed are prefon, so that they be worn with lessfriction, and consequently with ease and comfort.

In Fig. 4 I show cords i tions H of the other figure formed of anendless piece H tachments G then to the outer s in front, when they arewoun F, th

ton on said band held on the d 'ond-named secured to said button. In asuspensory b band, said second be see continuous, as sho Fig. 1.

Having thus described In claim as new, and desire ters Patent, is

1. In a suspensor a part of w perineal co ections ma are p ides of thecords N d tight aro e sections J H th that the sac is firmly tained inposition fro tained in position abo as is evident.

erably circular may in cross-secti y banda connection bei g adapted t abutton on -named attachment be ured to said button. 3. In a suspensorybanda .band, a perineal attachmen attachment connected with nectingdevices on said band,

Patented July 24, 1906.

p-knots, as at M, thus conons H J as one, it being eviy be disconnected,

be conveniently kept clean.

sponding parts in the figures. itself and passed through the eye K, thuspro- Referring to the drawings,Adesignates the ducing the loops H withwhich the loops J sac of a suspensory bandage, and B B desigof the cordsH may be reeved or knotted, the nate the body-bands, the latter beingadaptsame as in Fig. 3. The bands B B may be wn by the dotted lines,

, it being 11 lieu of the secs, the same being doubled on y invention,what to secure by Letge, a body-band, hich is doubled on itself, a sac,a nnection extending from sai on on said band, said conne being adaptedto be secured together, and a buckle deta oubled part of d sac, ctions abutchably said band, the sec ng adapted to be andage, a sac, a bodyaperineal attachment extending from sac, an attachment on attachment beinconnected and said band, said 0 be detachably said band, the ing adaptedto ge, a sac, a bodyt on said sac, an said band, cona button on thelatter and an elastic piepe inteprnediate; of .eord and means forattachingsaiddoop t0 the said attachments detachably securedtherebody-band of the device, said cord being to, the second-namedattachment being doubled on itself. a i

adapted to befsedunedtosaid buttonw l I HENRY J. WORTZ. 4. Inasuspensory bandage, a sac having i Witnesses:

an eyelet therein, a cord extending from said J OHN" A. WIEDERSHEIM,

eyelet, an elastic 100p connected with said i S. R. CARR.

